Aider Git & Color Configuration

This skill configures Aider with sensible Git behavior defaults and custom terminal colors for improved readability and workflow control.

What This Does

Applies a curated Aider configuration that:

Instructions

When the user requests Aider configuration or setup:

1. **Create or update `.aider.conf.yml`** in the project root or user home directory with the following settings:

```yaml

Git behavior.

auto-commits: false

dirty-commits: false

attribute-author: false

attribute-committer: false

attribute-co-authored-by: false

Custom colors.

assistant-output-color: '448c27'

tool-error-color: 'aa3731'

tool-output-color: '7a3e9d'

tool-warning-color: 'cb9000'

user-input-color: '325cc0'

```

2. **Explain the settings**:

- `auto-commits: false` — Manual commit control (you decide when to commit)

- `dirty-commits: false` — Prevents commits when working directory has uncommitted changes

- `attribute-*: false` — Disables automatic Git author/committer attribution

- Color scheme uses hex codes for terminal output:

- Green (`448c27`) for assistant responses

- Red (`aa3731`) for errors

- Purple (`7a3e9d`) for tool output

- Orange (`cb9000`) for warnings

- Blue (`325cc0`) for user input

3. **Verify the configuration** by running:

```bash

aider --help

```

The settings will be automatically loaded from `.aider.conf.yml` in the current directory or `~/.aider.conf.yml`.

Usage Examples

**Example 1: Global configuration**

```bash

Place in home directory for all projects

cp .aider.conf.yml ~/.aider.conf.yml

```

**Example 2: Project-specific configuration**

```bash

Place in project root for per-project settings

cp .aider.conf.yml /path/to/project/.aider.conf.yml

```

**Example 3: Test the color scheme**

```bash

Launch Aider and observe the custom colors

aider

```

Notes